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14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend

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Liz Phair will play at Brooklyn Steel on Saturday.CreditCreditRyan Pfluger for The New York Times

Oct. 4, 2018

Our guide to pop and rock shows and the best of live jazz happening this weekend and in the week ahead.

Pop & Rock

LUPE FIASCO at Sony Hall (Oct. 7, 8 p.m.). This virtuosic Chicago rapper has had some fairly dramatic ups and downs in recent years, some typical (public battles with his former label, Atlantic Records) and some not (calling Barack Obama a terrorist when criticizing the former president’s foreign policy). But hip-hop fans have long clung to the memory of the rapper’s hard-to-replicate mid-2000s run, which included a slew of now-classic mixtapes and two albums, “Food & Liquor” and “The Cool,” that combine lush beats with bars as vividly poetic as they are political.212-997-5123, sonyhall.com

FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE at Barclays Center (Oct. 9, 7 p.m.). With uplifting pop that’s orchestral in scope but never cloying in execution, this British band has carved out an unlikely niche that places its frontwoman, Florence Welch, somewhere between Top 40 divas and alternative singer-songwriters. On the band’s latest, “High as Hope,” they’re true to form, playing with epic scale and a mostly driving, optimistic pulse — but a collection of unexpected collaborators, including Tuesday night’s opening act Kamasi Washington, has helped set it apart in the band’s discography. Mr. Washington also favors a big sound, but through a jazz-oriented, jam-prone large ensemble.917-618-6700, barclayscenter.com

OSHUN at Baby’s All Right (Oct. 8, 8 p.m.). “These days they silence our power, our breathing,” this duo sings on the recent track “Me” — an ode to self-love over all else in a time when national politics have made dignity seem like an ever more precious resource. Together, the members Niambi Sala and Thandiwe make music that seamlessly blends hip-hop and R&B for a dynamic, snappy sound that’s both sensual and focused. There’s a hefty dose of Erykah Badu in Oshun’s work, but the group expands on that groundwork rather than trying to recreate it.718-599-5800, babysallright.com

LIZ PHAIR at Brooklyn Steel (Oct. 6, 8 p.m.). “Exile in Guyville” still sounds as subversive and timely as it did when it was released in 1993, which has made the reissues, tours and other celebrations of Ms. Phair’s oeuvre tied to the seminal album’s 25th anniversary feel more necessary than opportunistic. The combination of plain-spoken, honest lyrics and unpretentious rock that distinguished the record — Ms. Phair’s debut — has recently resurfaced in pop music through a new generation of female bandleaders, including Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, this show’s opening act.bowerypresents.com/venues/brooklyn-steel

RESONATOR FESTIVAL at National Sawdust (Oct. 6, 4 and 9 p.m.). This one-day festival, now in its third year, is organized around the synthesis of hip-hop and R&B with other genres. It relies on a literal interpretation of fusion, taking place in two parts (tickets are available for the early and late show separately, or attendees can purchase a daylong pass) and featuring a series of collaborative sets with multiple artists. For example, the orchestra ShoutHouse will perform alongside the Brooklyn-based M.C. Maassai after the jazz and hip-hop band Poetic Thrust takes the stage with the soul singer Julia Zivic. It’s a formula that helps ensure these up-and-coming acts find impact in numbers.646-779-8455, nationalsawdust.org

ROMEO SANTOS at Barclays Center (Oct. 7, 8 p.m.). If you missed his three nights at Madison Square Garden in February, the “King of Bachata” is back in his hometown. For nearly 20 years, he has reigned through this silky Dominican dance music: first as the frontman of the Bronx-based band Aventura, then as a soloist since 2011. Mr. Santos’s heartthrob status may give the show a slightly tawdry vibe, but his longtime dominance on Latin radio keeps the fans coming back; most recently, he reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart with the reggaeton singer Ozuna on the summer single “Sobredosis” (“Overdose”).917-618-6700, barclayscenter.com

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND at the Beacon Theater (Oct. 5-6, 8 p.m.; Oct. 9-10, 7:30 p.m.; through Oct. 13). For the eighth year in a row, this blues rock supergroup is on a lengthy run at the Beacon. The show on Tuesday will be their 30th at the theater, and for good reason: Soulful rock that wears its roots-music bona fides on its sleeve — performed by some of the genre’s most exceptional musicians — is hard not to enjoy. The first and last two shows are sold out, but tickets are available on the resale market. Steve Earle joins the bill on Tuesday, as does JJ Grey on Wednesday.212-465-6000, beacontheatre.comNATALIE WEINER

Jazz

ROBERT GLASPER at the Blue Note (through Oct. 28, 8 and 10:30 p.m.). No one person deserves credit for pioneering the hybrid of hip-hop, gospel, 1970s fusion and quiet-storm R&B that now dominates so much of jazz’s mainstream — and so many of its jam sessions. But Mr. Glasper, an outspoken keyboardist and bandleader, has become the movement’s figurehead. Over the course of this month, he will take an extended victory lap at the Blue Note, playing with a range of ensembles and special guests every night except Mondays. Through this Sunday, he performs with the bassist Derrick Hodge and the drummer Chris Dave — the original rhythm section of his influential Experiment band. Guests later in the month will include Yasiin Bey, Christian McBride and Bilal.212-475-8592, bluenote.net

TOM HARRELL at the Village Vanguard (through Oct. 7, 8:30 and 10:30 p.m.). Without moving too swiftly or too flashily, Mr. Harrell conveys a winning mix of command and curiosity, getting his point across with a svelte tone and powerfully sparse phrasing. He appears at the Vanguard this week with his all-star combo, Trip, featuring Mark Turner on saxophone, Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Adam Cruz on drums.212-255-4037, villagevanguard.com

SUSIE IBARRA at the Stone (through Oct. 6, 8:30 p.m.). Ms. Ibarra, a drummer, percussionist and composer, makes subtly illustrative music as the leader of various ensembles. She’s been in residence this week at the Stone, showing off her many projects. Things culminate on Friday, when she presents Talking Gong, a piano-violin-percussion trio making music inspired by gong chimes, and on Saturday, when she performs with her DreamTime Ensemble, the group that recorded her remarkable 2017 album, “Perception.”thestonenyc.com

JAZZTOPAD FESTIVAL at various locations (through Oct. 6). Jazztopad is a renowned jazz festival in Poland, and since 2015, it has brought a satellite delegation to New York for a run in the United States. This year’s edition began on Wednesday, and peaks this weekend with shows at Soup & Sound — a D.I.Y. concert space in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn — on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon, and finally a pair of shows at the Jazz Gallery on Saturday night, with a group of star American musicians (Kris Davis, John Hebert and Francisco Mela) sharing the stage with two Polish combos (the Kuba Wiecek Quartet and Waclaw Zimpel and Piotr Orzechowski’s Pianohooligan duo).jazztopad.pl

RAGAS LIVE FESTIVAL at Pioneer Works (Oct. 6, 5 p.m.). Twenty-four consecutive hourlong sets make up this nonstop event running from Saturday evening through Sunday afternoon. Now in its seventh year, the festival has moved from its old home at the Rubin Museum to Pioneer Works, a Red Hook concert hall and multipurpose arts space. This year’s performers will include members of the Brooklyn Raga Massive, the pianist Vijay Iyer and the vocalist Ganavya.pioneerworks.org

MARC RIBOT at Le Poisson Rouge (Oct. 8, 8 p.m.). Mr. Ribot is a storied downtown guitarist whose interests run from the outside in: from experimental squall and electric-guitar burn to blues and folk and protest songs. His rampant energy has been kicked up a notch by Trump-era indignation, and on “Songs of Resistance, 1942-2018,” a new album featuring some all-star guests (Meshell Ndegeocello, Tom Waits and more), he’s funneled it all into something powerful. Mr. Ribot celebrates the album’s release at this show, performing with a quintet and some additional guests.212-505-3474, lpr.com

MELVIS SANTA AND CHRISTOPHER HOFFMAN at the Owl (Oct. 7, 8 p.m.). The vocalist and pianist Ms. Santa hails from Cuba, and she’s among the country’s greatest young musical ambassadors. Here she pairs her strong, carbonated alto with a trio of master Cuban percussionists, all playing sacred batá drums: Román Díaz, Rafael Monteagudo and Anier Alonso. Before Ms. Santa, the experimental chamber-jazz cellist Mr. Hoffman will perform a set of original compositions with Bryan Carrott on vibraphone, Rashaan Carter on bass and Craig Weinrib on drums.718-774-0042, theowl.nycGIOVANNI RUSSONELLO

Correction:Oct. 5, 2018

An earlier version of this article misstated the days on which Steve Earle and JJ Grey will open for Tedeschi Trucks Band. Steve Earle will open on Tuesday, not Wednesday; JJ Grey will open on Wednesday, not Thursday.